Andy Murray is finally winning one of his toughest battles at Wimbledon - the fight to be considered a sex symbol.

At least that is according to the actress Kim Cattrall, who played highly-sexed man-eater Samantha Jones in the hit television show Sex And The City.

Today the star gave Murray a perfect perfect “10 out of 10” for sex appeal as he fought for a place in the semi finals.

Murray has not been tradtionally seen as a sex symbol, but Cattrall paid tribute to the World Number 2’s much talked about physique as he took on Spain’s Fernado Verdasco in a quarted final on Centre Court.

Cattrall, 56, told the Standard: “He looks happy. He is winning. He feels good, and that is pretty sexy.

“Anyone who is feeling good about themselves is pretty sexy, and he is a 10 out of 10 right now.”

Cattrall, who is currently starring in Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird Of Youth at the Old Vic, said she was desperate for Murray to win the title.

The actress, who was born in Liverpool, said: “I’m always watching him. It’s his time. He really deserved the US open and I’m sure he can win Wimbledon for this great country of ours.”

She is not the only glamorous woman to find the 26-year-old tennis star alluring.

The praise was not limited to women either, with Daly’s husband Vernon Kay also admiring Murray’s rippling torso.

He said: “He is looking good. I know his nutritionist. There is a whole science of the body behind it.”

Murray’s success on court has tallied with his physical development, with gruelling training camps in Miami with fitness coach Jez Green credited with his upturn in fortunes.

And this year a new tight-fitting shirt has made his progress even more evident.

But the British Number 1 today declined to talk about his new sex symbol status, smiling as he told the Standard: “I’m not sure that’s something I’m willing to discuss before a match, thanks.”

Murray today promised to give “100 per cent” in his match, and asked fans to get raucous on court.

He tweeted: “Thanks for all the messages will give it 100 percent... #makesomenoise.”

Pulses were also set to race faster today because of the “Battle of the Beauties” expected in the players’ box between Murray’s girlfriend Kim Sears, 25, and Verdasco’s other half, American underwear model Jarah Mariano, 28, who has featured in numerous nude photoshoots, and appeared in Sports Illustrated magazine swimwear editions and for Victoria’s Secret.

Meanwhile Murray will hope he does not suffer from the “Curse of Cameron” today after the Prime Minister tweeted: “The sky over Downing St a little grey right now. Let’s hope it clears up for @Andy_Murray to win at #Wimbledon. Best of luck Andy.”

David Cameron has garnered an unenviable reputation for jinxing British sports stars by offering support, only for them to go on and lose.

The trend began when he was opposition leader and reached its peak last summer, when he watched Murray’s defeat to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.

Then followed a string of visits to Olympic events at which British medal hopes lost, while on Monday Laura Robson crashed out of Wimbledon after a tweet from the Prime Minister wishing her well.

'Flipper' conjures a magic moment to reach semis

SHE performs magic tricks when she is not causing upsets on the courts of the All England Club. And after a series of shock results the relatively unknown Kirsten Flipkens has helped to conjure up an unlikely quartet for the Wimbledon women’s semi-finals.

The Belgian joins German Sabine Lisicki, Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli in the chase to land the winner’s trophy and a £1.6 million cheque.

Flipkens, 27, right, known as “Flipper” by her friends, saw her ranking plummet from the top 20 to number 262 in the world last year after blood clots were discovered in her legs.

But she said: “Today I’m a semi-finalist in a Grand Slam. It’s a dream … more than a dream coming true.

“If you would have told me at the beginning of the tournament who was going to be in the last four, I would never have said the four who are still in. I think I’m the most surprising name in the last four.”